Prof Graham visited Prof Philippe Castagliola at the Université de Nantes, France, from 12 to 22 November 2019 in order to collaborate with Prof Castagliola to carry out joint research between South Africa and France. Thereafter, Prof Graham visited the Amsterdam Business School of the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, to attend the PhD defense ceremony of Mandla Diko in her role as Doctorate Committee member from 2 to 4 December 2019. Prof Graham is very grateful for the opportunity to visit and discuss ideas with international collaborators and stated that: “International collaboration is valuable to all as it enables researchers to access further expertise, gain new perspectives on teaching and research and build relationships with others in the field”.